7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Remote Area Of China10 pictures

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude...More

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on...Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Qinghai Province. Most of the victims are Tibetan and would normally have a sky burial, in which the bones of the bodies are broken and are left for vultures, but the sheer number of victims have forced the authorities to abandon the practice.LessMore

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude...More

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on...Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Qinghai Province. Most of the victims are Tibetan and would normally have a sky burial, in which the bones of the bodies are broken and are left for vultures, but the sheer number of victims have forced the authorities to abandon the practice.LessMore

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude...More

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on...Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Qinghai Province. Most of the victims are Tibetan and would normally have a sky burial, in which the bones of the bodies are broken and are left for vultures, but the sheer number of victims have forced the authorities to abandon the practice.LessMore

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude...More

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on...Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Qinghai Province. Most of the victims are Tibetan and would normally have a sky burial, in which the bones of the bodies are broken and are left for vultures, but the sheer number of victims have forced the authorities to abandon the practice.LessMore

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude...More

Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on...Tibetan monks prepare a mass cremation for the victims of a strong earthquake, on April 17, 2010, in Jiegu, near Golmud, China. Current reports state 1144 people died and more than eleven thousand were injured when the 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Qinghai Province. Most of the victims are Tibetan and would normally have a sky burial, in which the bones of the bodies are broken and are left for vultures, but the sheer number of victims have forced the authorities to abandon the practice.LessMore

A girl holds a toy on April 16, 2010 in quake-hit Yushu County, Qinghai Provinceof China. A dragnet serach for survivors is implemented throughly at all rescuing sites as the 'golden 72 hours', a key surviving chance for buried people...More

A girl holds a toy on April 16, 2010 in quake-hit Yushu County, Qinghai Provinceof...A girl holds a toy on April 16, 2010 in quake-hit Yushu County, Qinghai Provinceof China. A dragnet serach for survivors is implemented throughly at all rescuing sites as the 'golden 72 hours', a key surviving chance for buried people comes on Friday. Qinghai's Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu was jolted by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake Wednesday morning, which has left at least 1144 people dead.LessMore

Rescuers work in a sustaining operation of searching for survivors among debris on April 16, 2010 in quake-hit Yushu County, Qinghai Provinceof China. A dragnet serach for survivors is implemented throughly at all rescuing sites as the...More

Rescuers work in a sustaining operation of searching for survivors among debris on...Rescuers work in a sustaining operation of searching for survivors among debris on April 16, 2010 in quake-hit Yushu County, Qinghai Provinceof China. A dragnet serach for survivors is implemented throughly at all rescuing sites as the 'golden 72 hours', a key surviving chance for buried people comes on Friday. Qinghai's Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu was jolted by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake Wednesday morning, which has left at least 1144 people dead.LessMore

Children read book outside the tent on April 16, 2010 in quake-hit Yushu County, Qinghai Provinceof China. A dragnet serach for survivors is implemented throughly at all rescuing sites as the 'golden 72 hours', a key surviving chance...More

Children read book outside the tent on April 16, 2010 in quake-hit Yushu County,...Children read book outside the tent on April 16, 2010 in quake-hit Yushu County, Qinghai Provinceof China. A dragnet serach for survivors is implemented throughly at all rescuing sites as the 'golden 72 hours', a key surviving chance for buried people comes on Friday. Qinghai's Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu was jolted by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake Wednesday morning, which has left at least 1144 people dead.LessMore

Tents are set up for survivers on April 16, 2010 in Yushu County, Qinghai Province of China. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the armed police are going all-out to save lives in quake-hit Qinghai Province, even as the...More

Tents are set up for survivers on April 16, 2010 in Yushu County, Qinghai Province...Tents are set up for survivers on April 16, 2010 in Yushu County, Qinghai Province of China. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the armed police are going all-out to save lives in quake-hit Qinghai Province, even as the critical first 72 hours for rescuing survivors has passed.LessMore

Soldiers search for survivors among the debris following a strong earthquake, on April 16, 2010 in Yushu, China. The death toll has climbed to 1144 and another 417 people remain missing after an earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude hit...More

Soldiers search for survivors among the debris following a strong earthquake, on...Soldiers search for survivors among the debris following a strong earthquake, on April 16, 2010 in Yushu, China. The death toll has climbed to 1144 and another 417 people remain missing after an earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude hit Qinghai province in China. The rescuers have been working constantly to save people's lives during the 'golden 72 hours' since the quake struck Yushu early Wednesday.LessMore